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  3. United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation’s capital, began when President Ge

United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation’s capital, began when President Ge

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问题     United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of
the nation’s capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of
Congress in December of 1790 declaring what the federal government would reside in a    【S1】______
district "not exceeding ten mile square on the river Potomac. "President Washington,    【S2】______
together with city planner Pierre L’Enfant, chose the site for the new residence,that is【S3】______
now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. As preparations began for the new federal city, a
competition was held to find a builder of the "President’s House. ’ Nine proposals were
submited, and Irish-born architect                                                      【S4】______
James Hoban won a golden medal for his practical and handsome design. Construction      【S5】______
began when the first cornerstone was layed in October of 1792. Although President       【S6】______
Washington oversaw the construction of the house, but he never lived in it.             【S7】______
    It was until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first        【S8】______
residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in. Since that time,
each President made his own changes and additions. The White House is, after all,the    【S9】______
President’s public home.It is also the only private residence of a head of state that’s 【S10】______
open to the public, free of charge.
【S2】
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答案mile→miles
解析 “十英里”为复数概念。
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